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Behind the Blog

There is a whole
spectrum of issues within the food system that are slowly surfacing to the
public through social movements – environmental, health, access to healthy and
affordable foods… the list goes on.Eating local has become a growing
diet trend in the last few years, as well as a social movement with many political
and economic implications. The word “locavore” has entered our language as
consumers.Not only does this word represent
the commune living tree hugging radicals, but even the Oxford Dictionary claimed it
the word of the year in 2007. It is defined as,

a person who makes an effort to eat food that is grown, raised,
or produced locally, usually within 100 miles of home.

So, why
am I creating this blog? I feel strongly about eating good quality, ethical
food, and I want to support local producers to help the local economy, and help
shift the paradigm our current food system holds. The goals of food movements
are to change the food system we currently live with. I also want to combat the
critiques of food movements being elitist and expensive, while also being
realistic in the ways we are able to support these food movements without
thinking of other aspects of our lives. Everyone should be able to access and
afford local healthy food, even broke college students like me.The aim of this blog is to inform, stir
thought, and generate ideas for how we can support this food movement without
drastically sacrificing our livelihoods, rather using it as a way to improve
our livelihoods.